Writing



HENRY c.-w1NDLE,`; or WALSALL, AND" JesfgpH. G-ILLOTT AND: STEPHEN', MORMS; OF.

BrRMrNGHnM, ENGLAND.

Specification lofvIiett'ers '.atent hu'lSydated Miarch 21,. 1`8;.AntedateduSeptember 21, 1183?.

msi,-Vartisan,l of ldirmingham, in thelcounty ofi Warwi'oky England, have,,inventedv `1mproved meansg of. givingw elasticity, freedom oli-action,` and durabilitywto Certain Parbs .of

pens or instruments usedfinpwriting, 4,as also o-obtaining;at supplywand-lflow of ink, to the same, of which` the following. is a descripton. I

saidinyention; to. co'nsist,lirst,1 incertain adjustablefelastici? platesappl-pied to that part ofthe pen o r instrument fort writing which is held by the lingers and thumb and'which plates; we' therefore calli e finger and thumb plates whereby' the'mosftrigid pen holder or handlepafrto apen; becomes elastic to the touch while an increased freedomoffaction is thereby given to the; points"` ot the pen;` secondly, in stamping that-partof'theiblank out of which it is intended to form the nibs of the pen in such manner as t0 leave a thick point to each nib and a thick ridge up each side of the slit but preserving the thinness and elasticity of every other part of the nibs and leaving a durable thickness of metal to bear the work of the pen at the points and slit; thirdly, in forming an arch in each nib of the pen, an arch proper in the left nib or nib on the thumb side of the pen and an inverted arch in the right or other nib, the eifect of which is to prevent the increased labor which is usually thrown upon the right nib by the inclination which most persons give to the hand in writing and which soon wears the right nib to a sharp point, which then is apt to cut the paper and impede the writing. By the proposed arched nibs and which we call compensating nibs this is avoided, the ordinary pressure on these nibs in writing having the constant effect of withdrawing the right nib from the eXtra work andprotruding the left nib to take an equal share with it for it will be evident that the ends of the inverted arch will approximate while the ends of the arch proper will extend by the same downward pressure on the paper. This Aequalizing the wear of both nibs of course renders the pen more durable while a great additional freedom of action is given to the nibs by withdo herebydleclarethe-'nature ofourdra-wing, the obstructionusually` oclcasionedlA by the eXtra pressureof the right-nibon the paper, and', fourthly, `in a feederpor recepr i tacle for ink-sofplaced that the-actionfofthenibs 1n writing is constantly agitatingtthef nous iiow downwa-r'iiltoward:` the points! oflA ethe n1bs=; wef dof hereby describe the? `A; and! colored'pinkibeingl one of# our ,new-14 elastlc-nge'n plates.v w is a ingor slid-ing7 ferrule by. means' of which! the jingerf platel may' be?brought@` nearer tolror farther from` the-point of the pento-suit.thehalnd o fjthe writer.A 'lhisilgure represents a-forelinger plate made-off thin! elasticmetal; and may: by means of the ferrule or ring/n be,brought to' ,any position around thepenn` Figi-2,1m

side view of the same plate. Fig. 8, is apen furnished with two plates a fore inger `plate A and a middle linger plateB. Fig. 4 is a side view of the same pen. Fig. 5 is a view of a pen furnished with three platesa fore finger plate A, a middle finger plate B, and a thumb plate C-and Fig. 6 is a side view of the same pen and plates. As' in some cases persons write with the pen resting on the first joint of the middle finger a plate which we call a saddle plate, shown at D, Fig. 7, is provided for such writers and prevents the aching pain often experienced in the said joint from long writing with ordinary pens. Fig. 8 is a view of a set of lingers and a thumb placed on their respective plates. Fig. 9 is an, enlarged View of one of our said pens the nibs of v which have been stamped 'as aforesaid, so as to leave a greater thickness of metal at the points of the nibs and by the sides of the slit, the apertures, slits and side cuts being made afterward in the usual manner. Fig. l0 is the same en of the usual size. Fig.`

11, is the stamping apparatus in which that part of the blank which is to form the nibs is stamped. Fig. 12 is the upperdie quite plane and flat and Fig. 13 the lower die containing the cavity or recess which allows the parts required to be thicker to remain of the thickness of theoriginal blank while the sides are reduced by stamping to the nec- Y to before and has a decided advantage over other plans inasmuch as it compresses and renders more compact the thin metal of the nibs while it Vleaves the thick parts softerV and more yielding. Fig. 14 is an enlarged YView of one of our double arched or compensating nibbed pens, the blank of which it will be found must be originally cut inl the shape shown at Fig. 15. E is what l we call the arch proper of the left nib and F what we call the inverted arch of the right nib. Fig. 16, is a back view of one of these pens of the usual size. Fig. 17, represents a pen with one of'whatV we vcall our new channel pen feeders attached to it by means of a slide ring in the same manner as the finger and thumb plates before described are attached and made adjustable. The nibs it will be seen by this figure lie just over and project beyond the front edge of the feeder, which has a small notch or space cut out to receive them. The pen with its feeder being dipped in an ink bottle of ink in the ordinary way the circular channel of the feeder becomes filled with ink and as the nibs of the pen move in the act 0f writing over the front edge of that channel they keep continually drawing the ink down toward the point of'the'pen and feeding the instrument with ink as fast it is required without surcharging it at any oneY time. Fig. 18 is a side view of Fig. 17, and Fig. 19 is a separate view ofv our newchannel pen feeder.

Now whereas we claim as our invention- 1. The elastic and adjustable finger and kthumb plates hereinbefore described whether applied to penholders or pens or other such instruments for writing.

2. The introduction of the double arch a HENRY o. wINDLE. Jos. GILLoTT. STEPHEN MoERIs.

Witnesses: Y

JAMES MGCURLEY, WM. ELLIOTT. 

